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- Boris Epshteyn, a Trump advisor, was accused of groping and harrassing two women at a club in 2021.
- One woman said he had a "fat, ugly, like drooping face" and resembled a "fatter Tony Soprano."
- Epshteyn worked in the Trump White House and helped coordinate the fake elector scheme in 2020.
Boris Epshteyn, an advisor to former President Donald Trump, was accused of groping two women at a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona in October 2021. He later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
The allegations and his subsequent arrest were reported on Thursday by the Arizona Republic. Police body camera footage obtained by the outlet shows a 27-year-old woman talking to an officer about a man later identified as Epshteyn.
"All night he's been touching me and my sister, especially my sister. He kind of cornered her and grabbed her and is just making her super uncomfortable," said the woman, saying Epshteyn's conduct toward her sister included "touching her chest, touching her hips, touching her crotch."
She also described Epshteyn as "that Tony Soprano looking dude," referring to the main protagonist portrayed by James Gandolfini in the hit TV show "The Sopranos."
"Fat, ugly, like drooping face. White Ralph Lauren Polo," the older sister told police, according to the Republic. "Like fatter Tony Soprano."
Epshteyn was charged at the time with "assault touching," "attempted sexual abuse," "harassment-repeated acts" and "disorderly conduct-disruptive behavior or fighting," according to the Republic, though the first three charges were later dismissed.
Epshteyn didn't immediately reply to a request for comment. He declined to comment when reached by the Republic.
A Republican political consultant, Epshteyn briefly worked in the White House under Trump, later serving as a strategic advisor for his 2020 re-election campaign.
After Trump lost the election, Epshteyn played a role in the plot to send slates of fake, pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College. The New York Times has identified him as the person most likely to be the 6th unnamed co-conspirator named in the recent federal indictment against Trump.